The shuttle was faster than mach 2 (and accelerating) at time of impact - I presume the foam had decelerated significantly between breaking off and hitting the

The shuttle was faster than mach 2 (and accelerating) at time of impact - I presume the foam had decelerated significantly between breaking off and hitting the wing. I suppose you could say the shuttle hit the foam rather than the other way round. http://www.spacesafetymagazine.com/space-disasters/columbia-disaster/columbia-tragedy-repeated/ http://www.spacesafetymagazine.com/space-disasters/columbia-...